Surreal, and yet true: I am a Hugo-nominated book blogger. I’m deeply honored to accept the nomination for the 2026 Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer, and I’m incredibly grateful to those who nominated me, as well as anyone who has read and shared my work over the years. The introduction back in the depths… Continue reading Some Exciting News and a Reintroduction
Sometimes negative reviews are the most instructive. So that seems like as good a reason as any to bash on all your favorites sci-fi and fantasy classics, right? More seriously, everything on this list has something to recommend it, and me not liking it doesn’t mean that it won’t work for you. And because all… Continue reading A Prologue of the Person: Classic Misses
What better way to get to know a book blogger than learning what books they like? Here are some books I love and recommend frequently. Epic/Secondary World Fantasy The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan If you have any interest in a huge, sprawling fantasy epic with hundreds of characters, it’s hard to find better… Continue reading A Prologue of the Person: Books I Love
Parts two and three of my three-part introduction will cover more about my tastes—what books I recommend all the time and which I don’t. But for now, who am I and why did I start book blogging? My name is Jay. I live in Maryland with my wife and two kids. I read a ton… Continue reading A Prologue of the Person: Who I Am, What I’m Doing
